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praeambulo.

to walk before, go before, precede

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[prae̯ˈam.bʊ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[preˈam.bu.lo]
  1. to walk before, go before, precede

    conjugation-1 · no-supine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin praeambulō From prae- (“before”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

noun[prae̯ˈam.bʊ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[preˈam.bu.lo]
  1. dative/ablative singular of praeambulum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin praeambulō From prae- (“before”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

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